History of Greene county, Illinois: its past and present, Part 91

Author: Clapp, Clement L., 1852- [from old catalog] comp
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd
Number of Pages: 790

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Bunnell J. boots and shoes, Kane

Burch Elijah, renter, P.O. Kane Burch Mrs, Kane

BURNETT DR. W. L, physician and

surgeon. The above named gentleman is a native of Indiana, born in 1842. In an early day his parents, James E. Burnett and Martha, who were natives of Kentucky, moved to the State of Wisconsin. The head of the family was a gentleman of fine educational abilities and great force of character. In Wisconsin he became large- ly interested in mining, and subsequently in Iowa. In 1852, moving to Alton, Ill., he became a professor of book-keeping ; many of the more noted western scholars acquiring their learning through his in- structions ; in 1856, the death of his wife occurred, who was the mother of our sub- ject, she was laid at rest in the city of Alton. Subsequently James Burnett moved to Mis- souri, where he was stricken with paraly- sis, and there were passed the remainder of his days. W. L. Burnett received his education principally at Shurtleff College. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Company F. 27th Ill. Infantry ; during the war, he became a participant in numerous noted battles, receiving a severe wound, he lay in the army hospital three months ; subsequently he was promoted to an order- ly sergeant. When the war closed he be- came a resident of Arkansas, where he en- gaged in the mercantile business until 1866, when he became a resident of Jerseyville, Jersey Co., where he took up the study of medicine, under Dr. T. O. Hamilton; in 1869 graduating from the St. Louis Med- ical College, and for several years practiced his profession in the town of Fidelity, Jer- sey Co., thence to the town of New Kane, where he has gained a good practice through his genial manners and knowledge

of materia medica. In 1869, he was mar- ried to Miss Emeline Smith, by whom he had four children, three of whom are now living ; Irene, Cora L. and Charles Bushrod Mary Mrs. Sec. 15, P. O. Kane

CARRICO JOHN C, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Kane. Few com- menced life under more discouragements than the whole-souled gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was the eighth of a family of fourteen children, and was born in St. Louis Co., Missouri, February 28, 1819. His father, Dennis Carrico, was a native of Frederick County, Mary- land. At an early age he became appren- ticed to the trade of a wheelwright, and subsequently became a skillful journeyman workman ; attaining his majority, he set out for Pennsylvania, where he worked as a journeyman, and here formed the ac- quaintance of and married Miss Jane Clark, in 1813 ; in order to better his con- dition in life, he determined to adopt the West as his future home, and accordingly made his way to Kentucky, where he en- gaged in his occupation as wheelwright. It was during the year 1813, that he be- came a resident of St. Louis Co., Mo., ; at a period of time, when the entire commerce of the city of St. Louis scarcely footed up to the insignificant sum of $100,000. Hearing many glowing accounts of the fertility of Illinois, thither he directed his footsteps, and landed in that portion of Southern Illinois, then known as Greene County, since set apart and forming a por- tion of Jersey County ; he necessarily lived a life of frugality for many a year, until such time as emigration flowed rapidly westward, although in after years he be- came moderately successful as an agricul- turist, and became extensively known as a surveyor ; his long and useful life ended in 1850, and his ashes repose in the Thomp- son cemetery, in Greene County. Mrs. Carrico passed to that world of spirits to which we are all traveling, in 1834, and the survivors of the family, few in number, now reside in different parts of the Union. John, from whom this sketch is obtained, grew to manhood in the West ; received a common school education, and subsequent- ly entered upon a course of study in the

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East. In 1839, he was married to Miss Minnie Ann VanMeter, a daughter of Amasa and Elizabeth VanMeter; he now set up housekeeping on $4.50; went to the enormous expense of purchasing a skillet and plain table, and began life in earnest, and mapped out his future success; by well directed energy, is the owner of 315 acres of land in one of the best counties in the Union, enjoying the respect and confidence of his neighbors; for eight years he has been honored with the position of justice of the peace ; of the marriage eight chil- dren were born

Carmichael Donald, justice of the peace, Kane

CARR JOSEPH S. attorney and coun- sellor at law, is a native of Missouri; born in 1832; he was the oldest of a family of four children ; his father, John H. Carr, was a native of Kentucky, who developed a surprising energy, that carried him for- ward to a successful mercantile career in the mature years of manhood; although during his early years he practiced as an attorney, through natural ability and edu- cation he became a remarkably successful trader, and became exceedingly wealthy; he was assassinated at the city hall, in the city of St. Louis, which sad event was cur- rently reported in the newspapers of that date; at one period of his life he was robbed of $40,000 by the Indians belong- ing to the Comanche tribe, suffering untold hardships on the confines of a desert. Col. Carr, who heads this sketch, received his collegiate education at the old college in St. Charles, Mo .; after completing his studies he made a trip to California, where trouble arising with the Indians he enlist- ed, and was made Ist lieutenant of Co. F, of the Ist Bat. of Cal. Vols .; after the war he engaged in mercantile pursuits, in which he continued two years ; returning home on the Ioth of May, 1859, he was married to Miss Ann Georgia Logan, a daughter of James and Elizabeth P. Logan ; they have had a family of eleven children, of whom eight are living. In 1860, Col. Carr was admitted to the bar, in Anderson County, Mo., and in 1869 was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Illinois; a mem- ber of the State Guards when the war broke out, he received orders to report to Gen.

Price ; reported at the general headquar- ters, near Lexington, about five days be- fore the battle in which he took an active part, and was one of the officers appointed to receive the surrender of arms ; he par- ticipated in many important battles fought in the West ; at Vicksburg he tendered his resignation to Jefferson Davis ; in 1864 he became a resident of Kane, Greene Coun- ty, where he has gained a large practice as an attorney

Carr Wm. laborer, Jalappa

Carter William, renter, Sec. 6, P. O. Carroll- ton

Casey Wm. R.R. laborer, Kane

CHAMBERS JOSEPH, stone ma- son, res. Kane. Joseph Chambers is a na- tive of the State of Ohio ; born in 1817; he was the fourth child of Joseph and Elizabeth Chambers, natives of Ireland, who settled in Ohio in 1812. Here our subject passed his early years, and became apprenticed to the trade of a stone mason, in due process of time becoming a skillful journeyman workman; in his 20th year, 1839, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Welch, a daughter of Robert Welch, a native Irishman ; of this mar- riage ten children were born, of whom nine are living. When war was declared between Mexico and the United States he enlisted in the 2d Ohio Regiment, and shortly after proceeded to the front, where he was destined to take an active part in the famous battles of Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Monterey, and others of note; dur- ing the last year of liis service, for merito- rious conduct, he was promoted a first lieu- tenant ; when the war closed he returned to Ohio, where he followed the occupation of stone mason and farming. The second wife of Mr. Chambers was Miss Jane Ha- ney, a daughter of Isaac Robbins, by whom he has one child ; in 1862 he moved to Indiana, from this point wending his way to Greene Co. in 1869, where he has since resided, a well respected citizen of the place, few being better known for their generosity and energy

CHRISTY GEORGE, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Kane. George Christy is a native of Greene County, born in 1839; the youngest son of John C. and Elizabeth Christy. John C. Christy was a

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native of Ohio, born in 1801 ; in an early day he moved to Lawrence County, Ill., and subsequently to Greene, where he married Miss Elizabeth Dennison, and af- ter his settlement in Greene he followed agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred about the year 1845. Mr. Christy was a brother of the widely known mil- lionaire of St. Louis, Andrew Christy, whose generosity on the close of a wonder- fully eventful life laid the prosperity of many who bear the name. George, from his earliest years, has followed agricultural pursuits, and to-day ranks among the wealthier farmers of this section

Clampitt F. M., farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Rock- bridge

Cole Wesley, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O. Kane Collenbarger Moses, mill owner, Sec. 13, P.O. Rockbridge

Connole James, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Carroll- ton

CORY O. P. contractor and builder ; one of the older residents of Greene County, is a native of Addison County, Vermont ; born in 1824. He was the fourth child of Zophar and Alice Cory. When our subject had attained his eighth year his parents de- termined to locate in the West, and ac- cordingly made their way to that part then known as Greene County, but which now comprises the county of Jersey. Residing here three years, the family now moved to Greenfield, where our subject learned his present trade under the instructions of his father, and there gained a knowledge of his present calling that has made him a skillful workman. Here he married, in 1851, Miss Isabel Morfoot, the owner of farm property. He now followed agricul- tural pursuits until 1860, since this date devoting his time to the trade of a carpen- ter. In 1852, he became a resident of Macoupin County, and it was here that many years were spent in farming. When the present town of New Kane came into existence Mr. Cory was among the first ones to remove here, and during the Spring of 1865 erected the second residence in the place, his present home. We shall have occasion to refer to Mr. Cory in the gen- eral history of this volume; of the marriage above referred to, seven children were born, of whom six are living : William,

Effie, Clara, Fanny, Sallie and Rose. In conclusion it may be said that Mr. Cory is one of our most public spirited citizens whose liberality crops out, so to speak, when public occasion requires it of him Cozzens George, miller, Kane Crone James, livery, Kane Cross John, barber, Kane

D ANBURY RICHARD, laborer, Kane

DANIEL JAMES, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Kane. James Daniel is a native of Greene County, where he was born in the year 1824. The oldest son of Nathan Daniel and Louisa. Nathan Daniel was a native of Kentucky, and was but a young man when he emigrated to the west and settled in Greene, where he became a contemporary with some of the earliest settlers, the date of arrival in all probabili- ty being 1818 or '19. Here he married Miss Louisa Allen, a daughter of Daniel Allen, a well remembered citizen of the county. This marriage was blessed with five children, of whom as stated, James was the elder, and who has followed farming from his earliest years. In 1846 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Scoggins, a daughter of Franklin Scog- gins, by whom he had six children, five of whom are living. Mrs. Daniel died on Feb- ruary 8, 1869, and was laid at rest in Kane Cemetery. In 1875 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Mun- dy, relict of Thomas Mundy, and a daughter of Jackson Wright, who was an early settler of Greene County, and a native of South Carolina. Thomas Mundy was born in Tennessee, and be- came a successful agriculturist. He died in September, 1866. He was the father of eight children, of whom five are living: George B., John O., Madison O., Thomas W. and William C. The estate comprises 126 acres, and is, for its size, one of the most valuable tracts of land in this town- ship

Davis Amos, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Kane

Davis Cyrus, renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Kane

Davis George S., farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Kane

Davis Harvey, laborer, Kane

Davis James, laborer, Kane

Davis S., renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Carrollton

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DIXON ALMA, farmer and stock rais- er, Sec. II, P.O. Kane. Alma Dixon was born in Greene County, in 1852; his parents were John and Eliza Dixon. In 1873 our subject was married to Miss Anna Terpenning, a daughter of Jesse Terpen- ning, by whom he has three children, Char- lotte, Eliza M. and Edward. Mr. Dixon is a thorough going farmer, and the owner of 36 acres

Dixon Randall, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Rock- bridge

DRESSEL JOSEPH, farmer and thresher, Sec. 31, P.O. Kane. In this brief biographical sketch we trace back to some extent the ancestry of our subject. His father was a native German, born at Baden ; by trade he was a stone mason, and to some extent followed agricultural pursuits. He married in his native land a German lady, unfortunately the maiden name is not re- membered. In 1854 or '55 the family crossed the Atlantic, landing in New Or- leans after the usual voyage on board a sail- ing vessel. From the Crescent City the family voyaged up the Mississippi to St. Louis, where they fell victims to that dread- ful scourge, the cholera. Young Dressel thus thrown upon his own resources at the early age of eight, he secured such employ- ment as his early years would warrant ; two years later becoming a resident of Greene County, where he worked as a farm hand for many years. In 1865 he was united in marriage to Minerva Hudson, a daughter of John H. Hudson, by whom he has five children, Mattie, Jessie, Freddie, John and Hattie. It was during this year that Mr. D. realized the fact that the old horse power mode of threshing was entirely too slow a method for this progressive age, and ac- cordingly purchased perhaps the first steam thresher in the bounds of Greene County ; the venture involving considerable outlay, was a success from the start, and at the present writing Mr. Dressel, in connection with Mr. R. H. McGee, Geo. Cory, John Flemming and Samuel Burn, is the owner of four steam threshers, transacting a large business in the counties of Greene and Jersey

Dulaney B. farmer, Sec. 4, P. O. Rockbridge

E DWARDS B. F. farmer, Sec. I, P. O. Rockbridge

Elston Levi, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Rock- bridge

English W. C. farmer, Sec. 9, P. O. Carroll- ton

ENSLOW JOHN B. justice of the peace. The above named gentleman is a native of Ohio, born in 1829 ; he was but two years of age when his parents, Abraham and Julia Enslow, emigrated westward to Greene County, locating on farm property north of the village designated Old Kane; the head of the family subsequently pur- chased farm property of John Henry. Mr. Enslow became a prosperous farmer, own- ing 360 acres of valuable land at the time of his decease, which occurred in 1872 ; he was well and favorably known to many citizens of Greene, who were cognizant of his honorable business career. Mrs. Enslow is still living, and resides at Kane. John, from whom this sketch is obtained, grew to manhood in Greene County, and received a liberal education; for the greater portion of his time, Mr. Enslow has fol- lowed agricultural pursuits. In 1851, he became a resident of Macoupin County, where he remained until 1857, when he became a resident of Montgomery County, and in 1865 moved to Old Kane, remain- ing but a short time, he invested consider- able means in the erection of the first store house in New Kane, and for a number of years continued a successful business until his retirement a short time ago. Nov., 1877, Mr. Enslow was elected justice of the peace of this precinct. In 1853, Mr. Enslow was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Collins, a daughter of Enos Collins of Scioto County, Ohio, by whom he had eight children, three only are living

Enslow John H. confectionery, Kane Enslow Juliett Mrs. Kane

Enslow William B. druggist, Kane

Enslow Wm. M. grocer, Kane

Esbey Robert H. blacksmith, Kane Estis W. W. sundries, Kane

F ELTER A. W. lumber, hardware and drain tile, Kane Felter W. W. Kane

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FENITY P. physician and surgeon, resi- dence Kane. Dr. Fenity is the oldest practicing physician of the enterprising town of New Kane ; he is a native of Roscommon, Ireland, where he was born in the year 1827; he is the oldest son of John and Margaret Fenity, whose maiden name was McDonald ; this family crossed the ocean during the Spring of 1840; in Canada our subject received his preliminary education, and also at Oberlin, Ohio, and became an apt scholar in the Knox College, and during the Spring of 1859 he became a graduate of the St. Louis Medical College; although he had owing to the rules of the establishment, practiced as a physician in 1857, a resident of the town designated as Old Kane, as early as 1855. Two years later he was united in marriage to Miss Helena E. Cory, a daughter of Rev. David Cory, whose ancestry are traced back to the May Flower. Four children are living, born of this marriage: Frank C., Edward W. Frederick H. and Clara. Dr. Fenity enjoys a large practice here, due to his many years of experience, and bears the reputation of a skillful prac- titioner

Frech Frank, farmer, Sec. 16, P. O. Kane

FRECH JACOB, boot and shoe maker, P. O. Kane. Jacob Frech is a native of Germany, born in 1837; at the early age of fourteen, he embarked on board a sailing vessel and crossed the Atlan- tic for America; landing in the city of New Orleans, he remained a short time when he took passage on a steamer bound for St. Louis, where he became the apprentice of a shoemaker, becoming a skillful journey- man workman, in after years he conducted a business on his own responsibility. Formed the acquaintance of, and married Miss Catherine Rettig in 1867. Mr. Frech moved with his family to Illinois, locating in the village of Jalappa, where he became employed three years in the grist mill of Lewis Sundle; at the expiration of this time opening a shoe shop, where he re- mained until his location on his farm con- sisting of 115 acres of valuable land. When the war broke out Mr. Frech en- listened in Battery C, Ist Ill. Reg., and proceeded from Ottawa to the scene of warfare, and became a participant _in

many important battles, among them Resaca, Atlanta, Buzzard Roost, Dalton, etc., etc .; when the war closed he was honorably discharged at Springfield, Ill.

Freer Elias, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Rockbridge

Freer Ely, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Rockbridge Freer John, renter, Sec. 10. P.O. Kane

Freer John T. renter, Sec. I, P.O. Rockbridge Freer Jonathan, renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Rock- bridge

Freer Moses, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Rockbridge FROST JOHN H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Kane. The above named gentleman is a native of Jersey County, born in 1841, the oldest son of William H. and Rebecca Frost. The days of his youth were spent upon the old farm homestead, where he early became inured to the hard work pertaining to the farm, In 1859 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary L. Tollman a daughter of Cyrus Tollman, one of the first settlers of Greene County. In 1862 Mr. Frost, who was then extensively engaged as a stock dealer, crossed the Plains with horses, by way of speculation, for the Pacific coast, which he sold at a fair profit. In 1865 he concluded to return to the scenes of his early youth, and accordingly settled on his return in Jersey County, and subsequently in Clay, settling in Greene County during the Au- tumn of 1874, upon the Tollman estate, the owner of 267 acres in Clay County. Of the marriage above referred to seven children were born, five of whom are living, and whose names are William, Rebecca, Eliza- beth, Charles H. and James G.

G ALLAGHER C. cooper, P.O. Kane Gardiner J. C. grocer, P.O. Jalappa GARDINER J. B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec 13, P.O. Kane, son of Christo- pher J. Gardiner, the pioneer minister of Greene County, who was born in Prince William County, Virginia, on the 10th day day of June, 1798, where he resided with his brother-in-law, William Evans, till his sixteenth year, his parents having died in his early infancy. It was during the Spring of 1814 he emigrated to Kentucky, and lo- cated in the town of Hopkinsville, where he made a profession of religion, and uni- ted with the Methodist Church, of which

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during life he was an active member. In July, 1818, he removed to St. Louis, where he established a tan-yard, the second one in the then village of St. Louis, which he continued to operate until the Fall of the next year, and in December, 1819, located in Greene County, where he was destined to play so important a part as a successful agriculturist and minister of the Gospel. Selecting land near Rivesville, he began the improvement of his farm. On the 14th of December, 1823, he was married to Miss Margaret Mains, a daughter of Robert Mains, who was one of the early pioneers of Illinois. By that union Mr. Gardiner had six sons, five of whom are yet living : The eldest, James B., is a merchant at Kane ; the second, William P., many years ago, crossed the Plains for California, and has never been heard from; Samuel G., postmaster and merchant at Kane ; Joshua A. Gardiner is a resident of Texas ; Chris- topher J. Gardiner, who resides on the old homestead property ; L. D. Gardiner is a resident of Christian County. On the 10th of October, 1835, occurred the death of Mrs. Gardiner, and on the 26th of March, 1837, Mr. Gardiner was married to Sarah Arrowspiger, by whom he had three chil- dren. Mrs. Gardiner's demise occurred on the 5th day of June, 1844, and on the 20th of August, 1845, Mr. Gardiner was united in wedlock with Elizabeth Burch. This marriage was blessed with one child. Chris- topher J. Gardiner, Jr., from whom this sketch is obtained, was born in Greene County, February 24, 1833, where he has followed the occupation of a farmer from his earliest years. In March, 1874, he was married to Miss Matilda Witt, a daughter of William P. Witt, who bore a prominent part in the growth and development of Greene County. Three children were born of this marriage, two of whom are living : Lena W. and Hally. Christopher J. Gar- diner is one of the most successful agricul- turists in Greene County, and the owner of 460 acres of valuable land. At the present writing he holds the position of township trustee and justice of the peace

Gardiner Mrs. E. Kane

Gardiner L. G. nurseryman, P.O. Kane

Gardiner & Bro. groceries and dry goods, Kane

Gardiner S. F. postmaster and grocer, Kane Gates Hastings, blacksmith, Kane Gavin Hugh, laborer, Kane Gavin Michael, laborer, Kane

Gavin Patrick, renter, Sec. 18, P.O. Kane

GILES ANDREW, proprietor Astor House and constable of the town of Kane, is a native of Ireland, born in Dublin County in 1836. At the age of twelve his parents concluded to better their fortunes in the new world, and accordingly the year 1849 found them passengers on board a sailing vessel. They landed in due time in New York City, eventually settling upon a farm in the State of New York, and there passed the remainder of life. Our subject wended his way west in 1848, locating in Jersey County, where he secured employ- ment upon a farm. Here he married Miss Mary Sweeney, a daughter of Michael Sweeney, one of the first native Irishmen in the county. Four children were born of this marriage: William, John, James and Peter. In 1863 Mr. Giles enlisted in Co. G, 14th Ill., a non-commissioned color sergeant. He served honorably through the war and became a participant in numer- ous battles, as Belmont, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and others, noted in history. When the war closed he returned to Jersey County, where he remained until 1867, when he moved to New Kane, where he became the proprietor of a hotel, transacting a success- · ful business. Mr. Giles is the owner of town property here, and a worthy citizen of the town

Gimmy Frederick, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. Io, P.O. Kane

GIMMY JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. Io, P.O. Kane. John Gim- my is a native of Germany, born in 1836, oldest son of Frederick and Margaret. In 1850 this family crossed the ocean for America, landing in the city of New Orleans; from the Crescent City making their way to the city of St. Louis, where they remain- ed one month when they removed to Greene County on the second of January, 1851, where the members of the family still re- side. John, from whom this sketch is ob- tained, has through unremitting industry, acquired a large estate, comprising 289 acres. In January, 1869, Mr. Gimmy was married to Catherine Weaver, of Germany,

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by whom he has three children : Frederick, Henry and John.

Greene John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Rockbridge Greene John, merchant, Kane

GREENE JOHN H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Kane. John Greene is a native of this county, born in 1847, and is the oldest son of Foster Greene, one of the wealthy agriculturists of this section, and the first white child born south of the Macoupin Creek, whose biography appears elsewhere. Amid the surroundings of pio- neer life young Greene grew to manhood, and attained a vigor which laid the foun- dation of future success. In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Maria Pope, a daughter of the late Samuel Pope, one of the early settlers and prominent men here in official life. Mr. Greene has held but one office, that of commissioner of the county, in which capacity he gave general satisfaction, and upon retirement from of- fice settled upon his farm, comprising 432 acres of valuable land. He ranks among the more successful farmers of this county. Of this marriage four children were born, three of whom are living: Gustin, Lela and Frank

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History of Greene county, Illinois: its past and present, Part 91

Author: Clapp, Clement L., 1852- [from old catalog] comp Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago, Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd Number of Pages: 790

Author: Clapp, Clement L., 1852- [from old catalog] comp
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd
Number of Pages: 790